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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

faun
noun ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat`s tail; equivalent to Greek satyr

fauna
zoology noun all the animal life in a particular region or period; `the fauna of China`; `the zoology of the Pliocene epoch`

Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy noun an excessively polite and well-dressed boy

Faunus
noun (Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan

Faust
Faustus noun an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge

Faustian
adjective pertaining to or resembling or befitting Faust or Faustus especially in insatiably striving for worldly knowledge and power even at the price of spiritual values; `a Faustian pact with the Devil`

fauteuil
noun an upholstered armchair

Fauve
fauvist noun a member of a group of French painters who followed fauvism

fauvism
noun an art movement launched in 1905 whose work was characterized by bright and nonnatural colors and simple forms; influenced the expressionists

faux pas
gaffe noun a socially awkward or tactless act

fava bean
broad bean noun shell beans cooked as lima beans

fava bean
noun seed of the broad-bean plant

favism
noun anemia resulting from eating fava beans; victims have an inherited blood abnormality and enzyme deficiency

favor
favour noun an act of gracious kindness

favorable
favourable adjective occurring at a convenient or suitable time; `an opportune time to receive guests`

favorable
favourable adjective favoring or bringing good luck; `a favorable time to ask for a raise`; `lucky stars`; `a prosperous moment to make a decision`

favorable position
favourable position noun the quality of being a competitive advantage

favorableness
favourableness noun the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome

favorably
favourably adverb showing approval; `he reviewed the play favorably`

favored
favorite(a) adjective preferred above all others and treated with partiality; `the favored child`

favorite
favourite adjective appealing to the general public; `a favorite tourist attraction`

favorite son
favourite son noun a politician favored mainly in his or her home state

favoritism
favouritism noun an inclination to favor some person or group

favus
noun a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East

Fawkes
Guy Fawkes noun English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606)

fawn
noun young deer

fawn lily
Erythronium californicum noun California dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers sometimes yellow-tinged

fawn-colored
fawn-coloured adjective having the color of a fawn

fax
telefax verb send something via a facsimile machine; `Can you fax me the report right away?`

Fayetteville
noun a university town in northwestern Arkansas in the Ozarks

faze
unnerve verb disturb the composure of

feabane mullet
Pulicaria dysenterica noun hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas

fear
fearfulness noun an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

fear
awe noun a profound emotion inspired by a deity; `the fear of God`

fearful
frightful adjective extremely distressing; `fearful slum conditions`; `a frightful mistake`

fearfully
adverb in fear, `she hurried down the stairs fearfully`

fearfulness
noun the trait of being afraid

fearlessly
dauntlessly adverb without fear; `fearlessly, he led the troops into combat`

fearlessness
bravery noun feeling no fear

fearsomely
adverb in a fearsome manner; `a sabre slammed fearsomely through the thicket in all directions`

feasibility
feasibleness noun the quality of being doable

feasible
executable adjective capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

feast
noun something experienced with great delight; `a feast for the eyes`

feast day
fete day noun a day designated for feasting

feast one`s eyes
verb look at with great enjoyment; `She feasted her eyes on the Tuscan landscape`

feasting
banqueting noun eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)

feather
plume noun the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

feather ball
Mammillaria plumosa noun a low tuberculate cactus with white feathery spines; northeastern Mexico

feather bed
featherbed noun a mattress stuffed with feathers

feather boa
boa noun a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur

feather one`s nest
verb enrich oneself by taking advantage of one`s position; `The congressmen feathered his nest through his connection with big business`

feather palm
noun palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves

feather reed grass
feathertop 2 Calamagrostis acutiflora noun a variety of reed grass

feather star
comatulid noun free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms

featherbed
verb hire more workers than are necessary

featherbedding
noun the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required

feathered
adjective having or covered with feathers or plumage; `our feathered friends`

featheredge
noun a thin tapering edge

featherfoil
feather-foil noun a plant of the genus Hottonia

featherlike
adjective resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers; `feathery palm trees`

feathertop
Pennistum villosum noun northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles

feathertop grass
Pennistum villosum noun northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles

featherweight
noun a professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds

feathery
feathered adjective adorned with feathers or plumes

feature
lineament noun the characteristic parts of a person`s face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; `an expression of pleasure crossed his features`; `his lineaments were very regular`

feature
noun a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; `they ran a feature on retirement planning`

feature article
noun a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; `they ran a feature on retirement planning`

featured
adjective having facial features as specified; usually used in combination; `a grim-featured man`

featureless
adjective lacking distinguishing characteristics or features; `the featureless landscape of the steppe`

febrile
feverish adjective of or relating to or characterized by fever; `a febrile reaction caused by an allergen`

February
Feb noun the month following January and preceding March

February Revolution
noun the revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917

fecal
faecal adjective foul with waste matter; of or relating to feces

fecal impaction
noun accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon which the person cannot move

fecal matter
faecal matter noun solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

fecal occult test
faecal occult test noun a test performed at home in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to detect colorectal cancers

Fechner
Gustav Theodor Fechner noun German physicist who founded psychophysics; derived Fechner`s law on the basis of early work by E. H. Weber (1801-1887)

Fechner`s law
Weber-Fechner law noun (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by E. H. Weber

feckless
inept adjective generally incompetent and ineffectual; `feckless attempts to repair the plumbing`; `inept handling of the account`

fecklessness
noun worthlessness due to being feeble and ineffectual

fecula
noun excreta (especially of insects)

feculence
noun something that is feculent

fecund
fertile 2 prolific adjective intellectually productive; `a prolific writer`; `a fecund imagination`

fecundate
verb make fertile or productive; `The course fertilized her imagination`

fecundation
noun making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure

fecundity
fruitfulness noun the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination

fedayeen
noun (plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel

Fedayeen Saddam
Saddam`s Martyrs noun a feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents

fedelline
noun extremely fine pasta thinner than vermicelli

federal
adjective national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; `the Federal Bureau of Investigation`; `federal courts`; `the federal highway program`; `federal property`

federal agent
noun any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau

Federal Aviation Agency
FAA noun an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation

Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI noun a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Prisons
BoP noun the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes

Federal Communications Commission
FCC noun an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite

federal court
noun a court establish by the authority of a federal government

federal deficit
noun an excess of the federal government`s spending over its revenue; `federal deficits can cause inflation`

federal department
federal office noun a department of the federal government of the United States

federal district
noun a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation

Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA noun an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities